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Basonym of Drug
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Ishvari
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Main Synonym
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Nakuli, gandhanakuli
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Regional Name
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Bengali : isharmoola
Gujarati : nolavel
Hindi : isharmoola, rudrajata
Marathi : sapasan
Tamil : ichchuramuli
Telugu : ishvarveru
Malayalam : garudakodi
English : Indian birthwort
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Botanical Name
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Aristolochia indica Linn
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Family
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Aristolochiaceae
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Classification (Gana)
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Bhavaprakash nighantu : haritakyadi varga.
Raja nighantu : mulakadi varga.
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External Morphology
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Perennial creeper
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Useful Parts
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leaves, root
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Important Phytoconstituent
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Aristolochene, ishvaone, ishvarine, aristolidiquinone, iswarane
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Rasa Panchak
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Rasa : Tikta, katu, kashaya
Guna : laghu, ruksha
Virya : ushna
Vipaka : katu
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Action
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Kaphavatahara
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Therapeutic Indication
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Vishahara (anti-poizonous), jwarahara (anti-pyretic), vranaropana (wound healing), krimighna (anti-helminthic)
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Therapeutic Uses
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1. Sarpavisha - the root of chatraka and ishvari paste is beneficial in snake poison.
2. Switra - fresh juice with honey is beneficial in vitiligo.
3. Amavata - root powder of ishvari is beneficial in rheumatic arthritis.
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Dose
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Fruit powder - 500 - 1.5 gm
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Formulations
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Gorochanadi vati, mahavishagarbha taila, pugakhandapaka
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Adverse Effect
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Not Known
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Remedial Measure
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Not required
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Purification
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Not required
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